Safety lighting attachment for gas burners



Gk F. SHAFER.

SAFETY LlGHTING ATTACHMENT FOR G'AS BURNERS.- APPLICATION FILED APR. 30,1921.

1 ,483, 1 O 1 Patented Oct. 24, 1922.

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Patented Get. 242, i922.

GALIARD SHAFER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

SAFETY LIGHTING ATTACHMENT FOR GAS BUBNERS.

Application filed. April 30, 1921. Serial No. 465,717.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known-that I, GALIARD F. SEAFER, a citizen of the United States, and reslding at Detroit, county of Wayne, and State of 5 Michigan, have invented a new and Improved Safety Lighting Attachment for Gas Burners, of which the following 1s a specification.

This invention relates to an lmpro'ved safety lighting attachment for gas burners of both illuminating and heating types, and has for its primary object the arrangement of a constantly burning lamp supported in proximity to the mouth of a gas et so as to ignite any gas that issues therefrom. A further obj eot of my invention is to PI'OVlClG a lamp that may be readily clamped upon portion of the gas fixture ad acent to the burner and having one or more curved wickcarrying nozzles rotatable for ad ustment to position the flames directly above the burners.

A further object of my invention is to construct a lamp that will continue to burn as long as any fuel oil remains in the tank and which is simple, durable, light and coinparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

The above and other objects will be apparent from the following description wherein reference is had to the accompanying drawing showing preferred embodiments of the invention and wherein similar reference numerals designate similar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is aside elevation of an illuminating gas burner and lamp in position for use;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section throiigh the improved lamp;

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view taken sub stantially on the line 83 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a gas stove and lampin position for igniting any of the burners.

Referring now to the drawings the numeral 5 designates a burner of the ordinary illuminating type supported upon a pipe 6 projecting from a wall 7 of a room. The burner 5 may carry an incandescent mantle of the usual type or mayilluminate by burning the gas directly issuing from a jet. It is Well known that if illuminating gas escapes through such burner or jet in sufficiently large quantities it might asphyxiate any persons in the room, and at times the escap ng gas has continued sufficiently long to inundate an entire apartment or house .Even though the leak is discovered before fatalities occur the danger of a serious fire through the accidental or careless lighting of a match, etc., is ever present. A less serious but annoying consequence of such leakage is the cost thereof to the householder who discovers a small leak only after a bill that seems unreasonable has been rendered after the passage of several weeks.

.issue from the jet at times when the burner is not desired for illumination. To this end I have shown in Fig. 1 .a preferred embodiment of my invention comprising a tank 8 secured upon the pipe 6 of the burner 5 ly means of a clamp 9 or like suitable means, and provided with a, wick-carrying nozzle 10 which may be adjusted to project direct- 1y above the jet from which the gas issues. By maintaining a flame at the end of the nozzle 10 the ignition of gas issuing from the jet is'assured.

The lamp whereby I obtain a constant flame at the end of the nozzle 10 is best shown in Fig. 2 and includes a tubular wick 9O 11 extending through the nozzle 10 and the entire length of the tank 8, the wick being supported upon a central metallic wire or tube 12 resting at its lower extremity upon the bottom of the tank and projecting through the upper end of the tank into the nozzle 10. To provide for the passage of the wick and metallic tube 12 through the upper end of the tank 8 and to provide a bearing for the adjustment of the nozzle lo the upper end of the tank 8 is formed with a threaded apertured seat 18 for the reception of a nut 14: having an internal tapering wall 15 adjacent its upper extremity adapted to rest upon the flaring lower extremity 16 of the nozzle (see Fig. 2 and co-operates therewith to clamp the nozzle against the upper extremity of the seat 13 to render the junction gas-tight. The central tube 12 and the wick 11 pass through the seat 13 into the nozzle 10 and extend a slight distance beyond the free end of the nozzle where it it is ignited in the usual manner. Adjacent the free end of the nozzle I have provided a cut out portion 17 through which the wick may be adjusted as desired. l i hen the wick is being inserted into the nozzle it is also fed along by grasping it through the cut out 17.

The nozzle 10 may be of any desired shape and length, one shape being illustrated in Fig. 2 and another in Fig. 4L, by way of example, it being essential merely that the nozzle project from the tank 8 into proximity to the jet from which the gas issues. In Fig. 2 I have shown a single curved nozzle which is mounted to rotate about the seat 13, the nut 14; being loosened when it is desired to adjust the position of the nozzle, the nozzle being then moved to the desired new position and the nut being then tightened to again hold the nozzle.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a slightly 1nodi-' fied form of my invention which comprises a plurality of nozzles 10 projecting from the tank 8 into proximity to the burners 5 of a stove. These nozzles l0 are separately adjustable to any desired position, each carrying a tubular wick and central supporting metallic tube or wire substantially as described above. In this form of my device I have Shown the tank ti -clamped to the feed pipe 18 which supplies all the burners with fuel, this pipe being positioned at the front of the stove in the ordinary manner, and the clamp 9 for securing the tank thereto being fixed to the bottom of the tank. If desired the tank could be held to a pipe or other portion of a gas fixture by means of a side clamp 19 (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2) and adapted to be secured to the an; by means of a bolt 20 soldered or otherwise fixed into the side of the tank, the clamp '19 being firmly held between the side-of the tank and a nut 21 threaded upon such bolt.

' tion is not limited to the use of such a mixture of lard oil and kerosene, as 1 content plate the use of calcium carbide or any other desirable medium for maintaining a fuel supply for the flame of the lamp. 1 have, however, had success in burning the mixture above described and prefer its use.

To indicate the quantity of'liquid contained in the tank I provide-a gauge 24- of any desired construction, the one illustrated consistingof a float25 carrying a projecting rod and from the length of the projecting portion of the red the relative content of the tank may be readily determined.

While it will be apparent that the illustrated embodiments of my invention herein disclosed are: well calculated to adequately fulfill "the objects and advantages primarily stated, it is to be understood that the invention is susceptible to variation, modification and change within the spirit and'scope of the subjoined claims.

Having described my invention I claim 1. A safety lighting attachment for gas burners comprising an oil burning lamp supported upon a portion of the gas fixture,

and having a curved wick-carrying-nozzle rotatable about the body portion of the lamp to project the flame directly above the burner. i

2. A safety lighting attachment for gas burners of the multiple type comprising a lamp adapted tobe supported upon a portion of the gas fixture and having'a plurality of wick-carrying nozzles rotatable to project the flames into proximity with the several burners. I

'3. A safety lighting attachment for gas burners of the multiple type comprising a lamp adapted to be supported upon a portion of the gas fixture andhaving a plurality of wick-carrying nozzles independently adjustable to project the flames into proximity with the several burners.

i. A safety lighting attachment for gas burners comprising an oil burning lamp having a tank and a curved nozzle rotatably mounted thereon, a tubular wick extending through said nozzle and tank, and a central supporting member extending through the wick for its entire length.

A safety lighting attachment for gas burners comprising anci'l burning lamp and a rotatablenozzle and means for securing same either Yvertically or horizontally upon a gas fixture comprising clamps secured to the bottom and side of the lamp.

6..A safety lighting attachment for gas burners comprlslng an 011 burning lamp having a tank having a threaded projection thereon, a curved rotatable nozzle having its base in alignment With said projection, a nut threaded upon said projection and adapted to hold the nozzle in operative position thereon, a plurality of clamps mounted respectively on the bottom and side of said tank for securing the tank in vertical or & 

